Loneliness SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 139 KEY VERSE: Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. The thought of loneliness usually stirs visions of being physically alone. Yet many feel lonely even in a crowd of people. Loneliness is an experience of the heart and cannot be simply chased away by material gain or the wealth of possessions. Only Jesus can truly satisfy a lonely heart. Corrie Ten Boom wrote of her time spent in isolation in a concentration camp: A solitary cell awaited me. Everything was empty and gray … Here there was nothing, only an emptiness, a cold gray void. “O Savior, You are with me, help me; hold me fast and comfort me. Take away this anxiety, this desolation … Take me into Your arms and comfort me,” I prayed. And peace stole into my heart. The weird noises still surrounded me, but I fell quietly asleep. I soon grew accustomed to the cell, and when worries threatened to overwhelm me I began to sing. What a change in my life! I talked with my Savior. Never before had fellowship with Him been so close. It was a joy I hoped would continue unchanged. I was a prisoner—and yet—how free! No matter how dark your loneliness appears, God will bring light, hope, and a sense of total security if you will call out in faith to Him. Dear heavenly Father, when I am overwhelmed with loneliness, let me realize that no matter how dark it may seem, Your light of hope and love still penetrates. I am not alone. You are with me. Stanley, C. F. (1999). On holy ground (p. 199). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.
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